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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

DA Candidates On Non-Revocable Parole

Non-Revocable Parole ("NRP") is a budget balancing move that some believe will increase the risks to public safety by essentially removing non-violent ex-convicts from the already minimal supervision and sanction of parole.

Under NRP "Non-violent" parolees are no longer subject to "costly" incarceration in prison if and when they violate parole. Current statistics indicate that 70% of parolees violate within 3 years of release, so the savings to the state will be significant. But at what cost to public safety?

"Senators Lieu and Hernandez have it correct—the non-revocable parole program, as it is currently being administered, is broken and is compromising public safety. The consequences of misidentifying violent or serious felons are dire, and the situation stands to get worse with the impending release of additional prisoners under the governor’s realignment program. I fully support the effort to draft new legislation that will revoke the current policy, and as District Attorney I will work closely with our state officials to ensure that our public safety remains the highest priority."

2 comments:

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I don't think we can trust anything Alan Jackson says. He just violated Marsy's Law similar to Arnold Schwarzenneger and reduced a possible death penalty case to 6 years without notifying the victims. The antelope valley press reported on it and victims are outraged. Another reason why Jackson's "tough on probation" solution is a farce. Wake up Jackson. It isn't working. Probation departments can't keep up as it is. You think "tough on probation" is going to win the election. Victims all know that is a hoax.Pat